The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
Bab's Opinion on Some Points.


1 want to express my dislike Of the
superior young woman. She is the most
positive fraud in New York, and should
De sentenced to imprisonment and hard
labor until she ouJgrOws her nonsense.
Offer her new novel and she cOOlly and
calmly freezes you by saying Thank
you. But, after all. from an intellectual
standpoint, what can I gain by it f''-
One doesn't like TO suggest that a GER
tain amount OF amusement, at least.
would be the result, for this creature in
far above such frivolous things. She
will go out to take walk, counting eT-
ercise as good, but refuse to stare In at
the shop windows, see any Of the pretty
babies in the street, and the thought OF
soda water or sweeties, when expressed.
will gain from her look Of pity and a
condescending Thank you no. Bot IL
it will give you any pleasure, I will walt
with you while you get it. - Now the
very idea Of a flesh and blood woman
waiting with you while you drink soda
wster
Then if you speak about a mans good
looks, and some of the nice big ones are
good to look at, she has no hesitation Ia
talking about his lack OF brain. citing
him as an evidence of how much bettsr
1t would be if all the utterly useless
people were got rid of by q painless
death. Any human being will earnestly
pray that this may be her fate.
She scorns all things at the theatre
except what she calls really improvfpF
works" A burlesque, q pantomiue- a
ballet, or anything immensely ioIIy. is
entirely ignored by the frozea. so-csIIed
woman, and she lives her life out with
an impertinent idea of her importance
in the world, snd presumption. believ-
ing that she is Of moment, that really Ia
a deadly sin. She incites everybody to
hate her, and consequently makes them
commit sin. As young girl she Is in
suheTable. as a wife she makes her bus
band. pitiable creature. and the world
only regards her with cOmplacency at
eBs time, and that Is when she is ths
chief parsonage, in q quiet way, at
funeral.
Why in the world should a woman de.
cline a novel Nov, Dolly. wouldn't
you just as soon think Of one refusing to
kiss baby, or to have a dislike for the
very incest chocolates in all the world 2
In the reading line, my soul has been
stirred to its utmost land Jack says this
isn't much) by two novels ss utterly IN.
like as possible. One is Walter Besant's
children Of GibsOD, lit made nv
heart ache when read OF the suffe7iDgs
of those working girls, and yet ore sees
no way 10 better them. Even Er. Be
SAINT does not answer the question that
/ he places before you. Women will not
I live n cOmmunity-that is outside OF
religions orders. The failEre of the
different homes and institutions that
! have been started prove this. Once q
/ woman begins to earn money, she wants
( to be free to govern herself. Nfne oBt
( Of ten times she is bampered by rsspoD-
sibillties, q sick father, az old mother.
and maybe a child, and she cares for
these well, but this once done certainly
the right to live as she pleases and to
. spend her money as she pleases. should
be given her. Given her Il is hers BY
right of labor.
I tell you, Dorothy, II men realized
their duties and performed them. tbere
would not be woman working today.
/ Trace back the trouble snd YOU will find
that it is the lack of recognition on the
part Of men to the claims that exist ia
their homes. Children are brought into
/ the world, and too often taught to be
! independent, which really means one
/ less for the father to care for, and o1e
/ less to care fol the father. Wives sra
allowed to add something to the sncons.
and against this cannot tell you how
bitter l am. Done with the Utmost
good faith. with an uDselhshness hat Is
thoroughly wOmanly, it is vet the great
est mistake that can possibly be made
by can young woman. Man is en-
tirely q cFesture Of habit, AID once he
learns to rely upon a certain amount OF
help coming from the woman, he Will
/ never cease to expect it. ard. sick or
4 well, tired or not. oldsor young. he will
/ fail to see any reason why It should
not continue as 1t did ST frst. But 1 bad
4 better stop, else 1 shall say something I
/ shall be sorry for, as this is nv especial
fad, and one about which I grow very
bitteI.-N Z. Star.